The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-11
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

In 1886 the coinage of the world consumed Il
per cent more silver bullion (Si36, 600 600 against
S115, 100000 WORTH than the mines of the world
produced. In 1885 the coinage excess was ABOUT
per cent. Soetbeer's tables show that from
1870 to 1895 the coinage consumed 80 0l9.OOOkllo-
grams Of silver bullion, whlle the mines pro-
duced 33,2l5,O0O kilograms.
THE MAusoLEum which the Empress Eugene
has erected at Marlborough, Eng, for the re
ception of the bodies of the late Emperor Ma
poleon III. and the Prince Imperial was TO be
opened by the White Canons OF st. NoDert NOV;
~, and the imperial remains are 10 be remover
from st. Marys, Chselhufst, early this month
They will be taken down by road, and II IS eX-
pected that the Queen and the Prince OF wales
VIII take part in the ceremony. Military honors
are spoken of.
SHERIFF HAMILTON, of Albion, Neb., has just
found brother whom he had supposed to be
dead for twenty-five years. The brother was
arrested as a tramp in Wabash, Ind. lie was
found to be sick, and told his story 10 the ply
stefan who was summoned. The Nebraska
Sheriff was informed, and replied that positive
marks of identification could be found on ms
brothers arms. An examination showed the
figure of ballet dancer and his name"workeu
in India ink on the stranger arm, making IL
certain that he was the long missing brother.
THE Usage Indians are about the only example
now left in the United States of a real aristoc-
racy. They do not depend upon government
rations, as do the Cheyennes and Others but
have enough, as their own undlSpute ed properly,
to make them the wealthiest community in the
country. Beside the land of the reservation,
which belongs to them by title hard to assall,
they have about S7,00000o bearing per cent.
interest in the hands of the government They
are paid about $4,000 a year in cash. The en-
tire tribe numbers only 1000 so that they are
actually the richest body of people in the coun-
try.
AT the recent eclipse of the sun the Chinese
authorities. in accordance with the usage OF the
empire, ordered the Buddhist and Tavist priests
to recte their incantationS to rescue the sun
from being devoured. 1t was the time of the
festivities over the Emperor'S birthday, when
all officials were required to wear embroidered
robes, but it is also the law that during an
eclipse officials who participate in the cere-
monies must wear ordinary garments untll tne
sun is rescued An edict mad to be got from the
Emperor to settle it, He ordered the officials to
ignore his birthday and attend to the sun, SO
they all wore ordinary robes.
IT may not be generally known that sauer-
kraut is a dangerous explosive. A Philadelphia
kraut maker, who is cutting up 5000 cabbages
day and probably knows what he is talking
about, says: IF cask of kraut is sealed when
too fresh there is sure to be trouble. A caSk OF
gunpowder is hardly more dangerous than
tightly corked barrel of fresh sauerkraut. AS
the stuff fermentS it swells, and if vent is not
furnished there is an explosion that shakes the
foundation of the store and frigbtens the life
ndlI OUT Ol Oue NullS tuc llClShDOlo
raise cry of dynamite plot Seriously, sauer-
kraut is a dangerous article to handle If | were
a fiery Anarchist would be inclined to adopt it
as an instrument of destruction"
FAYETTE COUNTY Pennsylvania, is the home
of great men, in name. Andrew johnson is an
industrious farmer of Wharton township, and
sells hundreds of bushels of mountain potatoes
every fall at Unonoown; jeff Davis is carpen-
ter of Fairchance village; John Quincy Adams
lives in jefferson township; John Morgan is q
well known farmer of Sprinfield township;
John Brown is a Connellsville shoemaker
George Washington digs coal near Uniontown;
Joseph johnson is a coal miner over on the
Monohgahela river, and has been drawn as a
juror at December sessions; John Kelly is day
laborer at New Haven; David Porter will also
sit as a juror next term of court. Moses Roths-
child doesn't live in the county, but carries a
big peddler's pack on his back from one coke
works to another.
THE abrupt recall Of Count Corti, the Italian
Ambassador" says the London World, has
occasioned something very like a shock in
diplomatic circles Not only did he pay 81 500
to be quit of the lease of his predecessor s
house in Queens Gate, but he has expended
something like f5, 900 in renovating and decorat-
ing his new quarters in GroSvenor Square.
Count CortiS GOODNESS with Sig. Crisp is of
old date, but the reception he met with recently
in Rome led him to hope that his position was
secure. A refusal to carry out some instruc-
tionS conveyed to him through his first Secre-
tary Sig Catalan is said to have afforded
the necessary pretext for his removal, and he
was peremptorily ordered to give over charge
to Sig. Catalan, who, in turn, was sum-
moned Immediately to Italy"